Home
Languagevs


Akan and Somali


Somali and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

National Language
Ghana  
Somalia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Middle East  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Yemen  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Hello  

Thank You
meda ase  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
maakye  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
wae  
Fadlan  

Sorry
Kafra  
sorry  

Bye
bye  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
16,000,000.00  
32

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Fante  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
21.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Akan  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
akan  
somali  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Somali  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[afsoomaali]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Somalis  

History

Origin
15  
19th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Somali  

Language Position
104  
99+
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
som  

ISO 639 3
aka  
som  

ISO 639 6
aka  
som  

Glottocode
akan1251  
soma1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Akan and Somali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Akan and Somali Speaking population

Akan and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Somali on Akan vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Somali Language Codes

Akan and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn